A Who version of that song has never even been bootlegged in the past, not from the soundboard tapes.

I've suspected this was on the way. About 2 years ago there was a bootleg purporting to be "From The Master Reel". I got it and it was a definite source improvement from any bootleg I'd ever heard before. Much sharper and cleaner, more "master tape" sounding.

Any time that happens, something truly new and exciting hits the boot circuit this late in the game, you expect to hear about an official release coming down the road.

Well all right! Good news from the Who camp about record store day-ish releases. Now how about a little 1971 tour?!?!

Jimbo wrote:The Natural Times said no matter, essentially we are all doomed.

The Who played two nights, April 5 and 6, and the existing bootleg has been confirmed to contain songs from BOTH shows. IIRC, the songs from the second half of the show (A Quick One, Boris The Spider, My Way, Shakin All Over, My Generation, ) came from the April 5 show, and the rest were recorded April 6. This was confirmed by comparing the boot to an audience tape known to be from one show, and some versions & stage banter matched while others did not.

Is it possible they have found the complete tapes of both nights, and not only will we get C'mon Everybody, we will also get new and different versions of half the songs in the set list? THAT would be incredible, especially if the complete show from April 5 was also scheduled for release.

The boots all have Relax & My Generation cut off mid-extended jam. The "master tape" boot had the same cuts. But it is reasonable to dream that the un-cut tapes exist and have been found for this project.

Jimbo wrote:The Natural Times said no matter, essentially we are all doomed.

Maybe I'm reading it wrong..... but I was listening to the download file Kev.... so I (maybe) just assumed it was coming today! I thought they only released that file if it was being delivered that day?

Mason Cooley wrote:Worried about being a dull fellow? You might develop your talent for being irritating.

"You were caught fucking another woman’s husband in a field while you were married, you camel-faced, racist troglodyte".

I got an e-mail from Amazon UK this morning to say my album was up for listening to on Amazon music & lo & behold, it is.

I'm A Boy, Substitute & My Generation are bonus tracks. I didn't get a chance to listen to it before I had to come into work unfortunately.Not sure that this is the real thing, Mook. I noticed yesterday that Amazon UK are linking the official Fillmore East with this:

I got an e-mail from Amazon UK this morning to say my album was up for listening to on Amazon music & lo & behold, it is.

I'm A Boy, Substitute & My Generation are bonus tracks. I didn't get a chance to listen to it before I had to come into work unfortunately.Not sure that this is the real thing, Mook. I noticed yesterday that Amazon UK are linking the official Fillmore East with this:

Diamond Dog wrote:Interesting how during "Relax" you can sense Hendrix being all over this. Townshend really was deeply impressed/shocked by him, wasn't he?

Does it still fade out in mid-guitar solo?

YES!

Not sure what you were listening to but I got the media advance of this release, and the tracks that were previously chopped on bootlegs - Relax, A Quick One and My Generation - all appear in their uncut entirety.

The Relax version is the same one from the bootleg, but goes all the way to the end of the song. All the other tracks from the end part of the show - I'm A Boy, A Quick One, My Way, Cmon Everybody, Shakin All Over, Boris the Spider, and My Generation - are different versions, from the second night's performance. The bootleg had half the show from April 5, half from April 6. This official release is all April 6.

I'm working on my full review but in short, be very excited, EXPECIALLY if you are a fan of the bootleg.

Jimbo wrote:The Natural Times said no matter, essentially we are all doomed.